В151
ВКРИВЬ И ВКОСЬВКОСЬ И ВКРИВЬ
obsAdvPthese forms onlyadv 1. Also: И ВКРИВЬ И ВКОСЬ (fixed WO
(of numerous disorderly lines made when writing, drawing, stitching etc, of tracks left by vehicles or people, of a person's gait etc) unsystematically, in an irregular or disorderly fashion, in different ways or directions
in all (different) directions
every which wayall over (the place (the paper
etc »this way and that (way)(in limited contexts) crisscrossing (in all directions)(in limited contexts) all askew
написано (напечатано) вкривь и вкось = written (printed) at all angles (across the page).
2. ( sth. is going, progressing) poorly
(
sth. is done) not as it should be (done)
all wrong
sloppilyany old waytwisted and awry.
3. толковать (что), судить и т. п. \В-151. Also: ВКРИВЬ (ВКОСЬ) И ВПРЯМЬ obs, coll (fixed WO
(to interpret sth. ) the way one wants to (with the implication that one's interpretation is incorrect or unfounded, that one distorts the phenomenon's true nature or meaning)
in any way one likes
every which way(in limited contexts) (interpret
etc sth. ) to suit one's own interests.
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